The Cowboy Boot Book - Hardcover

Beard, Tyler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0879054840 ISBN 13: 9780879054847

Publisher: Gibbs Smith, 1992

Synopsis

It's a "pictorial guide to fancy footgear," states Texas Monthly. THE COWBOY BOOT BOOK has it all--history, anatomy, leathers, fit, care, makers, sellers, and famous wearers--even a glossary of boot terms for the novice. Beard's anecdotes and Texas charm will keep you entertained; Arndt's heart-stopping photos will keep you enthralled. The recent renaissance of artful bootmaking will keep this selling.

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Reviews

Wearing cowboy boots can be a fashionable whimsy or a statement of identification with the American Western tradition. The author and the photographer, both avid wearers and collectors of cowboy boots, have produced an engagingly written introduction to an article of dress that evolved from the strictly utilitarian into a unique American folk art. After a brief nostalgic history, the bootmaking process and a survey of custom and factory manufacturers are presented. Color photographs enhance the descriptions of exotic skins and of intricate leatherworking techniques--overlay, underlay, tooling, stitching, piecing--that combine to make either one-of-a-kind or mass-produced boots. Visits with Western-wear store owners and collectors contribute to the text's enthusiastic tone. The glossary will be helpful for neophytes. Overall, an attractive purchase for many libraries.
- Therese D. Baker, Western Kentucky Univ. Libs., Bowling Green
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: Gibbs Smith
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0879054840
• ISBN 13: 9780879054847
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 152